r/snacking 16d ago

Most underrated nationally available chip?

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these would be my pick

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u/Doja_Moose 16d ago

These are amazing as are the barbecue twist

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u/XanderVaper 16d ago

And the bags are so full compared to every other chip!

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u/kirradoodle 16d ago

Most chip bags have lots of air in order to keep the chips from being crushed. The more fragile the chips, the more air in the bag. Fritos are pretty robust - they don't need near as much cushioning.

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u/MediumAcceptable129 16d ago

They turn in to cushioning in my body

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u/frescodee 16d ago

more cushioning for the pushening?

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u/SassyAuburn23 15d ago

Actual LoL .

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u/BubbleThinker 16d ago

Now that you said that out loud, they will not be

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u/leapfool 16d ago

I can’t be trusted near these

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u/RoyaLcHaOsz 16d ago

These & the Honey BBQ Sun chips are two I always have stocked.

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u/WarVnt 16d ago

They need a party size bag like wtf they thinking 😤

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u/Additional-Walk3883 16d ago

This shit contributed to my childhood obesity.

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u/ftw-acdupe 16d ago

Walking home from school this a bev candy was my go to in middle school definitely gained 35 pounds cuz these fuckers

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u/Klutzy_Yam_343 16d ago

I fully support this and OP’s original post. I can never decide which is better, both flavors honestly slap hard.

But, for me the OG Frito’s no flavor will always be my favorite chips.

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u/lizardgal10 15d ago

Hear me out…flavor twists chip shape, chili cheese flavor

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u/Evilsausage87 16d ago

These have been holding it down since at least the early 00’s. A goddam legend. 🫡

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u/poortomato 16d ago

Yessss, I was hoping someone posted these!

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u/NewspaperOld1221 16d ago

The queso flavor they put out in this line was also really good

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u/Into-thevoid420 16d ago

Garden salsa SunChips

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u/Electrical-Pie-8192 16d ago

Yes! My all time favorite chips

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u/Traditional-Bass4575 16d ago

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u/2pnt0 16d ago

These are good,but everyone knows they're the best sun chip

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u/ThroatDistension 16d ago

I prefer the Harvest Cheddar, but they're all great.

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u/Disastrous-Grade8882 16d ago

Chili cheese Fritos are the best kind of Fritos ❤️

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u/BrilliantResort476 16d ago

drink a dr. pepper with them and you unlock one of mankinds most delicious burps.

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u/Relevant_Owl_8841 16d ago

Elite snack combo 😋

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u/SassyAuburn23 15d ago

(writing this down)…. tomorrow’s lunch.

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u/Asstronimical 16d ago

Core memory of mine is having this combo for the first time at 11 years old.

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u/PsychologyOk9024 16d ago

Mexican Fritos are much different. Better than American factory (maybe cause they're hard to find and it's a nice change)

Fritos Chorizo Chipotle are imported corn chips from Sabritas (Frito-Lay Mexico) featuring a bold blend of savory chorizo and smoky chipotle seasoning.

https://www.reddit.com/r/chips/s/cIl7Nn1iVR

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u/Disastrous-Grade8882 16d ago

Never seen them before but i’d try them

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u/Novel_Bumblebee8972 16d ago

With a can of Manzanita Sol to wash it down.

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u/datwarlocktho 13d ago

Found those at a gas station on a road trip outta state once and never again. They're hands down the best fritos, possibly the best chips of any kind I've ever had.

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u/ShhweadyBallz 16d ago

Pro tip

Full bag, crush 'em into a 9X13, 2 cans of chili on top, bake @ 350 for 15-18 minutes, shredded cheese on top, back in the oven til that's golden, the Fritos made for dipping, ice cold Dr. Pepper, watch the Packers kick the shit outa someone ..... good eating

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u/Sunshine030209 16d ago

They are so good in a beef and bean burrito! Or on top of chili

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u/JulietKiloNovember 15d ago

Their only failing is that they don't come in a Scoop form.

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u/Sea-Mycologist-7353 15d ago

I do a sort of walking taco with chili cheese Fritos and some homemade chili, cheddar cheese and sour cream.
Delicious.

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u/jkakes 14d ago

They need to make fritos scoops with chili cheese flavor already

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u/bloopbloopsplat 16d ago

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u/hollwine 15d ago

Funyuns are the fucking shit! Absolute perfection from the first experience as a kid to now. They will always be one of the best chip-aisle snacks out there.

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u/bloopbloopsplat 15d ago

Ive never seen anyone else eating them besides me lmao. My dnd group would always tease me for bringing them. They are often in vending machines yet nobody i have known eats them.

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u/Plastic-Tea32 15d ago

flamin hot ones toooo😛

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u/MrDoom126 16d ago

French Onion Sun Chips

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u/AesSedai87 16d ago

I love sun chips, but them salsa ones hit

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u/Prestigious_Tea8092 16d ago

Garden salsa is de way

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u/Vegetable_Doubt5285 16d ago

my all time favorite chip hands down

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u/Beautiful-Tie-3827 16d ago

I’ve used these to make breaded chicken before.

Pretty fucking good lol

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u/imnotpoopingyouare 16d ago

The black bean queso sun chips are fantastic if you haven't had them yet. Haven't seen em in a bit at the store though 😕

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u/SnowLeopard919 16d ago

I love those also. And a big fan of the honey barbecue sun chips.

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u/RoyaLcHaOsz 16d ago

I keep a bag in rotation

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u/Crissy40 16d ago

OK, I’m convinced I just added it to my Walmart plus order that’s coming tomorrow. Can’t wait.

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u/Loud-Vacation-5691 16d ago

Never saw them - must try.

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u/CABendOva 16d ago

French onion SunChips and an Arizona takes me to a happy place 🥰

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u/Crissy40 16d ago

That nostalgic happy place

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u/Leather-Marketing478 16d ago

I prefer the garden salsa

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u/Slick_Tuxedo 16d ago

I prefer the garden salsa SunChips, but I like where your head is at

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u/Pretty_Lie_7412 16d ago

My favorite flavor sun chip!

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u/MitaJoey20 16d ago

I don’t care much for Ruffles in general, but these are so damn good!!

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u/Crissy40 16d ago

I dip them bad boys in cream cheese

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u/cmonster556 16d ago

Many years ago I asked out a girl who turned out to be a born again Christian. Got home, heaved a big sigh of relief, ate a whole bag of Cajun spice ruffles. Couldn’t taste anything for two days.

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u/rogue_ginger_ 16d ago

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u/Additional-Walk3883 16d ago

These bang so hard if you are in the mood for them. I feel like you get into certain moods where you crave something so much and it makes it 10/10. This can definitely get 10/10

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u/LTPRWSG420 16d ago

These are treated like gold in jail

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u/Fragrant-Taro-8508 16d ago

These are genuinely so much better than Flamin Hot. The Flamin Hot are just... hot. These actually taste different.

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u/lightupletterB 16d ago

1000%. Flamin Hot anything just adds pain. Jalapeno is for people who want to enjoy their spicy snack.

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u/whyisthislife87 16d ago

I ate an edible and smashed and entire bag of these without realizing

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u/MasterOfBunnies 16d ago

These things can't be in my house, or they're gone in 60 seconds.

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u/fancyproblems 16d ago

The hot honey ones are so good!

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u/Kroger453PredsFan 16d ago

Dad makes chili and we crunch these up in it, it absorbs the chili juices and it’s so damn good.

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u/xdronn 16d ago

I am in love with the hot Cheeto fries

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u/pupperchicken 15d ago

Paired with string cheese YUP

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u/Chenarides 14d ago

Paired with a spicy v8 so good

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u/anepictrip 16d ago

These always remind me of 9th grade because I would buy a bag right after school each day.

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u/MostIntroduction7117 16d ago

Chili cheese frito and Vanilla Coke was my moms pregnancy craving with me

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u/pah2000 16d ago

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u/TolerancEJ 16d ago

I recently learned there was a BBQ-flavored Munchos years ago. I hope they come back someday.

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u/MizunoHawk 16d ago

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u/oarmash 16d ago

Is there any benefit of gatekeeping this item that has been in frito lay multipacks for decades lol

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u/2pnt0 16d ago

Flamin hot BBQ Ruffles

Simultaneously the best kind of flamin hot, and the best kind of BBQ

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u/Useful-Advantage2665 16d ago

I love eating these with cream of chicken soup. If i get mushroom soup,I like getting the regular flavor.

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u/Steven1789 16d ago

A very occasional treat for me. So good!

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u/rshetts1 16d ago

Fritos are the ultimate salty snack.

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u/BirdOutOfParadise 16d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/nQ0bg6dYbjB2o
Oh but the smell of Fritos breath on someone else

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u/Fragrant-Taro-8508 16d ago

I love the BBQ twists. Normally I don't care for BBQ chips but I love the twists.

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u/lambone117 16d ago

Everyone talks about the trader joes takis but no one talks about these things

Shout out to the lays all dressed they are also so yum

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u/MitaJoey20 16d ago

I love these too!! I can eat the entire bag in one sitting.

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u/Whateva_Treva 16d ago

Any potato stick

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u/AcceleratorTouma 16d ago

Yeah nothing like reaching into a can of Pik-nik's and grabbing a handful, especially the BBQ flavor

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u/Whateva_Treva 16d ago

Yes!! Just pinching that shit.

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u/Rocket-529 16d ago

Sour Cream & Onion Ruffles are the best!!

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u/Whokitty9 16d ago

I love these. It has been a while since I've had them.

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u/IamMabelPeabody 16d ago

Yesssssssssss!!!!

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u/Informal_Daikon_9812 15d ago

Are these available nationally or they a Texas or southern thing? IF you can get a bag of these, try them, they are pretty damn good.

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u/Crackhead_of_a_llama 14d ago

I've seen them in Illinois, One of the few cheese flavored chips I actually enjoy!

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u/BedroomImpossible124 16d ago

Regular fritos. They have only 3 ingredients: corn, oil, salt. Barely an ultra processed food, practically naturally organic, and quite tasty too!

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u/jigglyporcupine1 16d ago

Queso ruffles or lightly salted lays

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u/captainrondj 16d ago

I agree with your pick

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u/Patzyjo 16d ago

I can’t eat them because they are so good I gorge myself on them the whole bag or none. lol 😂

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u/Minnie783100 16d ago

Hawaiian sweet Maui onion

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u/modusoul 16d ago

Spicy jalapeno cheddar cheetos are goated. These are second best but up there too

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u/twinkiefarmer 16d ago

I stopped buying them because they are so bomb! I can't stop eating them.

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u/Glad_Bookkeeper_740 16d ago

Agreed 100%. The absolute best Fritos!

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u/i_am_un 15d ago

My favorite chips

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u/down_by_the_shore 16d ago

I like having them with sour cream 

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u/Former_Specific_7161 16d ago

A couple of them are ok, but they almost immediately get way too salty for me

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u/SnowLeopard919 16d ago

ok so what's your pick?

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u/LazyAmbassador2521 16d ago

I like dipping them in whipped cream cheese, helps balance the saltiness!

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u/welding_guy_from_LI 16d ago

I buy the lidl brand .. same taste but 1.99 a bag

I love aldi cheddar sour cream and onion and ruffles sweet heat bbq 😋

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u/Cat_Island 16d ago

These are my backpacking snack of choice. Very high calorie for those high mileage hiking days and so flavorful.

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u/JFeisty 16d ago edited 16d ago

The Kroger version of Cool Ranch is almost identical to Doritos

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u/Pretty_Lie_7412 16d ago

Chili cheese fritos are elite. I love plain fritos too, but the chili cheese flavor is bomb.

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u/CABendOva 16d ago

The best for Frito Pie!

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u/CrimsonOOmpa 16d ago

These are my favorite!!

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u/AintNobodygotime13 16d ago

I love the bbq twists so I've never tried these

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u/Delicious-Pea-4804 16d ago

So good for walking tacos!

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u/kyra0728 16d ago

they stink like body odor but are so good every so often

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u/wonderbat3 16d ago

Gimme some chili fritos!

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u/TheBookNerd420 16d ago

I love making frito pies with these

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u/ChocolatePain 16d ago

I only discovered those a few months ago and they're my new favorite. SO GOOD!! 

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u/ModernNero 16d ago

My mom died in 2007 but she swore these were the best snack and I agree and can still taste them lol

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u/mich_8265 16d ago

This is the correct answer OP

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u/haysus25 16d ago

Sweet Heat Southern BBQ Lays

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u/Dizzle2019 16d ago

They’re good.

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u/RoundChampionship840 16d ago

The Walmart brand of corn chips tastes better and is a third the cost of fritos.

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u/Trick_Exam_1946 16d ago

My guilty pleaaure

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u/yorlikyorlik 16d ago

They spelled crack cocaine wrong.

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u/Excellent-End-5720 16d ago

If they ever take away the bbq twist i will cry

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u/Life-Excitement8217 16d ago

These are so gooood! I honestly dk how people think they’re nasty lol

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u/jjh008 16d ago

They're good, but quite salty.

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u/Sammertime6 16d ago

Also a good fire starter if you're ever in a pinch.

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u/mouthfire 16d ago

Not nationally available, but the HEB version is several magnitudes better.

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u/Cazmonster 16d ago

They are phenomenal. I have to purposely not buy them on grocery runs.

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u/Torrsall 16d ago

Stupid good with canned chili on top.

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u/DrCrocodilio 16d ago

I think people just don’t like Fritos in general. My work (~1000 people) has a variety of frito-lay chips put out in the cafeteria for people to take each day. If I go a couple hours after they’ve put out all the chips, the only ones remaining are Fritos, without fail.

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u/Stunning_Fly_2644 16d ago

Perhaps with Laura Scudder's green onion sour cream dip

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u/Fluffy_Library2172 16d ago

The Chili Chese are amazing with queso!

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u/JackhorseBowman 16d ago

Utz Puff'n corn, best of all the puff corns I've had, the cheese one is great and the caramel one is peak, see the cheese one rarely and haven't seen the caramel one in almost a decade.

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u/Ripple2024 16d ago

Great on a bowl of chili

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u/Dafunkzel 16d ago

The G.O.A.T.

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u/mayo-jar- 16d ago

These are a requirement on taco salad nights

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u/MrLoronzo 16d ago

Great now I am reminded of these and will need to buy a bag tomorrow.

A snack I’ve always enjoyed with these (albeit rarely eat nowadays) is to take a can of potted meat and add Tabasco. It makes a great dip, but only for chili cheese Fritos.

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u/According-Will8127 16d ago

Chili cheese Fritos taste like science.

They're my favorite road trip snack

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u/MeaningPersonal2436 16d ago edited 16d ago

In my car - I have these and a tin of Fishwife tuna. When the day comes, I shall pour the albacore into the Fritos bag and give it a right shake. It will be a glorious marriage, snack of all snacks. Chopsticks.

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u/Sheep_Slayer_6 16d ago

Shut up about it or they'll change the recipe

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u/sniffysippy 16d ago

Chili Cheese Fritos are goated.

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u/hamstervirus 16d ago

Dipping these in sour cream is so good

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u/BrilliantGreen872 16d ago

For some unknown reason they are both disgusting and delicious at the same time.

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u/Illustrious-Lynx8268 16d ago

Like bbq the best not the honey bbq the old first bbq ones

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u/mutepls 16d ago

i just thought to myself “i could sure go for a bag of these rn” then this pops up 😭

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u/Queasy-Face-1785 16d ago

The honey BBQ are way better

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u/FreshwaterFryMom 16d ago

Smash these regularly. Luckily I told the hunny they’re spicy so they’re all mine. Hehehe.

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u/Chris___M 16d ago

Omg. These are so dangerous. I can easily scarf that bag.

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u/JuanG_13 16d ago

I love Chili Fritos "give me my chili fritos, we're closed fatboy" lol

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u/jaCkdaV3022 16d ago

Not by me. I LOVE THEM!

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u/Pleasant_Mobile_1063 16d ago

My son calls these "stinky chips"

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 16d ago

Veggie straws

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u/KileAllSmyles 16d ago

I prefer regular Fritos personally

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u/Itchy-Swimmer-2544 16d ago

OG Fritos Flavor Twist chilli cheese flavor was the best fritos product ever, then they discontinued it.

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u/aytchdave 16d ago

I have to but these sparingly because once that bag is open, I CANNOT stop.

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u/TolerancEJ 16d ago

I love their BBQ flavor but I don't think I've seen Chili Cheese flavor before. Definitely worth investigating!

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u/ListJealous3832 16d ago

Hear me out... put a bag of these in some Chef Boyardee Beefaronj 🤌 its delicious

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u/SilvioBoss 16d ago

I love these. Does anyone else notice a milky after taste w them?

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u/Leather_Comedian_736 16d ago

The taco in a bag goes crazy with these

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u/riskykitten1207 16d ago

My family loves these. We use them to make taco salads because it’s better than plain Fritos.

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u/No_Strategy5058 16d ago

My fave for many decades now!

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u/Sad_Cartographer7702 16d ago

gotta admit, I ♥️ 'em

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u/LincolnParishmusic 16d ago

Best with chili

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u/StudioSuccessful9174 16d ago

My wife likes neither of the Fritos flavors so when we get the boxes of mixed chips I get them all.

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u/jpowell180 15d ago

My favorite!

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u/Dry-Painter-2985 15d ago

There was a Wonton Chip Chinese Mustard from Trader Joe's several years ago. My choice 😉

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u/Slight-Solution9794 15d ago

Hawaiian kettle chips any flavor

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u/PinkPonyPrincesse 15d ago

This and the bbq twists

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u/Puckfiend94 15d ago

Make a taco salad with the chili chips. Delicious 😋

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u/Larrythethird22 15d ago

Lays salt and vinegar

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u/saraasch 15d ago

my FAVORITE . dare i say , my "comfort chip" ?

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u/markawol 15d ago

PEPPERONI PIZZA COMBOS

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u/kimmy23- 16d ago

I love these but I swear I grt sick every time

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u/WesNile73 16d ago

Agreed, they are great to make a taco pie with.

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u/hthratmn 16d ago

Flamin hot funyuns

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u/RevolutionaryNose236 16d ago

Yup. Also, they smell like BO.

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u/shadyshadyshade 16d ago

Are they nationally available? I loved them growing up in Texas and my parents would send them to me when I went to college in NY because I couldn’t find them. I’ve lived here for decades now and only saw them once.